The perception of some personality traits in female voice
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https://doi.org/10.36505/ExLing-2018/09/0010/000343Keywords:
Frequency Code, female voice, pitch, dominance/submissiveness dimension, Visual Analogue ScaleAbstract
The ethological model known as the Frequency Code, developed by Ohala (1983, 1984), postulates a correlation between pitch and the expression of power: low-pitched voices communicate dominance, while high-pitched voices transmit submission. Based on this framework, the present research aims to investigate the relationship between pitch variation in the female voice and specific personality markers, focusing specifically on the perception of dominance.
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